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NewsAir Astana to introduce Kazakhstan’s first full-flight simulator
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana is to acquire its first full-flight simulator through an agreement for an Airbus A320 device manufactured by L3Harris. The simulator is scheduled to be delivered to the airline in the second half of next year. It will support a new pilot-training centre for the carrier – and ...
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NewsUK’s DE&S accelerating defence procurement reform
The UK’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation is embarking on a process of procurement reform, with increased programme agility and environmental considerations to receive greater focus.
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NewsEasyJet achieves 93% take-up during £1.2bn rights issue
UK budget carrier EasyJet has received a 93% acceptance for the new £1.2 billion share issue the airline detailed in early September. EasyJet says it received valid acceptances for 280.2 million new shares out of the 301.2 million offered during the 31-for-47 issue. The shares had been priced at £4.10. ...
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NewsJazz CRJ900 hard landing injured cabin crew: investigators
Canadian investigators have disclosed that two flight attendants were injured, one of them seriously, during a hard landing by a Bombardier CRJ900 at Vancouver last month. The Jazz aircraft had been arriving from Edmonton on 27 August carrying 58 passengers and four crew members. Transportation Safety Board of Canada states, ...
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NewsMeggitt in C919 engine component support pact with China Southern
UK-based aerospace company Meggitt has signed a component support contract with China Southern Airlines Group for CFM’s Leap-1C engine parts.
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NewsAirshow China sees J-16D, indigeniously-powered J-20 make show debuts
The Shenyang J-16D electronic warfare (EW) aircraft and a Chengdu J-20 fighter with an indigenous engine have made their debuts at Airshow China in Zhuhai.
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NewsBoeing sets up two 767 freighter conversion lines with GAMECO
Guangzhou-based GAMECO will open two Boeing 767 passenger-to-freighter production lines, becoming the first MRO provider in China to join the Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) programme for the 767-300.
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NewsFinnair executes largest sale-and-leaseback covering four A350s
Finnair has raised more than $400 million in cash from a sale-and-leaseback covering four previously-delivered Airbus A350-900s, its largest single aircraft-financing transaction. The aircraft are being sold to lessors GECAS and Pacific Investment Management. Finnair will lease back the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered twinjets for an average of 12 years, it ...
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NewsMTU Zhuhai inducts first PW1100G turbofan for overhaul
MTU Aero Engines’ Zhuhai-based joint venture has inducted its first Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan for overhaul, following the MRO’s entry into the enginemaker’s global network of MRO providers in December.
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NewsTaiwan’s F-5E/Fs to receive Martin-Baker ejection seats
Taiwan’s fleet of Northrop F-5E/Fs will receive Martin-Baker Mk16 ejection seats by the end of 2022.
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NewsEmbattled HNA Group gets funding boost; airline units mull merger
Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has revealed plans to inject fresh capital in its airline units — including flagship carrier Hainan Airlines — marking a significant step in the debt-laden group’s long-drawn business restructuring process.
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NewsAirAsia X’s second-quarter loss balloons to MYR24.5 billion
AirAsia X Group has posted an operating loss of MYR24.5 billion ($5.85 billion) for the quarter ended 30 June, widening significantly from a loss of MYR323 million in the year-ago period. The group’s revenue fell 21% at MYR72.3 million, the group says in its unaudited financial results disclosed to Bursa ...
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NewsBoeing delivers first Block III Super Hornet to US Navy
Boeing has delivered the first operational F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III to the US Navy, marking a significant upgrade to carrier-borne fighter.
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NewsAsia-Pacific travel market ‘in stasis’ amid weak August traffic: AAPA
Asia-Pacific airlines in August carried just 4% of international passengers against pre-pandemic 2019, underscoring the “severe weakness” in the region’s travel market which remains “in stasis”.
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NewsRolls-Royce confirms ITP Aero sale for €1.7 billion to Bain-led consortium
Rolls-Royce has confirmed the sale of its ITP Aero unit for €1.7 billion ($2 billion) to a Spanish consortium led by Bain Capital.
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NewsDARPA’s HAWC scramjet missile goes hypersonic in successful test
The free flight test of the missile is the first time the US government has successfully launched a scramjet hypersonic vehicle since 2013 when the Boeing X-51 flew 240s, the record for longest air-breathing hypersonic flight.
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NewsLockheed agrees to F-35 ‘production smoothing’ plan
Coming off 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic threw production of the F-35 further behind schedule, the F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have agreed to a plan to ramp up production of the stealth fighter.
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NewsEmbraer pitches turboprop concept to US regional airlines
Embraer pitched its next-generation turboprop concept to regional airline executives during a 27 September event, saying such an aircraft could replace the hundreds of old 50-seat jets still operating in US fleets.
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NewsQatar Airways takes hefty impairment charge on A380, A330 and 737 Max jets
Qatar Airways recorded a net loss of QR14.9 billion ($4.1 billion) during its most recent fiscal year, it said today, with more than half that figure attributed to impairment charges involving Airbus widebodies and Boeing 737 Max jets.
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NewsEmirates plans to have ‘more than 50’ A380s in service by year-end
Emirates Airline is aiming to have more than 50 of its Airbus A380s in service by the end of the year, under plans to restore 70% of its overall pre-crisis capacity.